Rubber watch-protector



I (No Model.)

G. B. GARDNER. RUBBER WATCH PROTEGTOR.

Patented May 11, 1886.

INVENTOR;

WITNESSES Z ATTORNEYS.

' the purpose of making it difficult or impossi- [0 outer surface, some of the projections extend- UNITED STATES GEORGE B. GARDNER, O13

LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

RUBBER WATCH-PROTECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed February 20, 1886 T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. GARDNER, of Lynn, State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Rubber WatchIrotector, of which the following isa full, clear, and eX- act description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved attachment for watches for ble for pickpockets to pull a watch out of other persons pockets, and also to prevent the watch from dropping out when the person stoops down.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,forminga part ofthisspecilication, in which similar letters'of reference indicate corresponding parts in both thefigures.

Figure 1 is a face view of a watch provided with my improved watch-protecting ring. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the ring.

The ring A, made of soft rubber and having a circular cross-section, hasa series of short radial rubber projections or studs, B, on the ing downward, some upward, and some horizontally. The bow 0 on the pendant D of the watch E is passed through the rubber ring A, so that the said ring is held on the pendant.

When the watch is in the pocket, it can only be removed by pullingthe chain considerably, as the projections B catch on the pocketlining, and the strain on the chain required to pull out the watch is so great as to be notieed by the owner or person in whose pocket Patent No. 341,647, dated May 11, 1886.

. Serial No. 192,714. (No model.)

the watch is at the time. This person or owner can easily withdraw the watch, especially if he grasps it at the pendant or part surrounded by the ring.

The ring is very small, does not bulge out the pocket, it can be applied very easily, and the projections cannot tear the pocket.

I am aware that a safety attachment for watches has been formed of a flat circular or oval piece of rubber having a scalloped edge, a central aperture and slots on opposite sides of the aperture, and I do not claim the same as of my invention. In my construction a round rubber ring is used which is covered with a series of projecting points. In the old construction,- when strain was exerted on the watch to remove it from the pocket, there was a great tendency for the scalloped edges to bend downward over the upper part of the watch and allow the watch to be pulled out; but it will be noticed that I use a round ring covered with projecting points, which will engage the pocket, and should an attempt be made to withdraw the watch the friction of the points against the pocket will effectually prevent it.

Having thus described myinvention, Iclaiin as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent As an improved article of manufacture, a safety attachment for watches, consisting of a round soft-rubber ring, A, formed with projecting points B around its outersurface, substantially as set forth.

GEORGE B. GARDNER.

Witnesses:

\VILLEY BARKER, EDWARD A. BERDGE. 

